Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-06-03
REVELATIONS BY A BARTENDER.
Tho Trick. or thu Liquor IIusl,r...

"HA SN" sou u PspVt'c'tt liiSlEnt
Into tho mysteries of our prufas lon,''
the bartender sail to the reporter. ''in
tho flrst place, before wegut our liquors
they ARC snited.'
. Sailed Z" querlcd the sorlbo.
We'll, brought down to q c-rtain do
gree by wn,ers and powtors, 90 that
they hnvo u dollcato and palntnblr ilny r.
This syatcin makes tho pr co consider
ably less to- us. Then. whom we got our
whiskcys ahd brundlcs thoy undergo I'm.
othor process" n
"Yos. wo roduco them stlll further.
For Instance. We buy q barrul OF whlskoy
which holds forty gallons. From Tint
wo got hnlf us Iunch again, We tako
gay u gallon Of whiskoy and to TINT we
add qunrt OF wntor and quart of
spirits which wo buy Mt 81. .25 q gallon"
"But TINT would change tho color and
destroy tho flavor"
Tho bartender smiled grimly as ho
said: "Ohi no. we havo remodles for
that, We usc chemicals which give q
nat,lr,ll color nnd consistency, and then
we have powders which impnrt flavor.
In fact the system is 30 per:oc, TINT men
w.o profess to ho jud;:es OF tho real ar.
ticlo prom uhco our liquors pcrfoct.n
but haven't you No. ! article for
Balof' Quei led tho reporter.
mo; what wo sell for No. 1 Ia tho eu.
porlor article blended with irfcrlor stun.
For TINT we chargo fifteen cents n pony.
Tho coet to us is about S3.25 n gallon"
well, is there not a superior quality
OF rum Surely TINT is genuine. You
cannot counterfeit tho favor"
"B;ess your heart, that Ia n simple
rl.in. mix pint OF molnss - to every
gallon, and thou add u fow drops OF u GER
tnln chemical we uso md We have Tho
WILDLY celebrated rum. This pure So,, oh
which wo hnycso ften praised IL nothing
bu. Liio oiumuio,t gin. No simply putil
liitl. s, otch chemical flavor into n bottle
OF Lhonrticle. nnd We have t,o runl old
Higlilal.d whlssey warranted pure"
But your wincs; you cannot adultor-
ntoi hosc?"
mot all OF them. Thcro are soinc
which We buy SO cheap TINT 1t Ia not
worth wnilo to tamper with thom. Clnr-
ct for Instance. French olarot wo cnn
buy Mt iwcnty-oght cents u buttla wholu-
snio'niid u clieupcr grade costs US tweIity-
Lvo cents. If
''Wu can adulierato port vino which
is n'lultcrated when We buy It. We mix
o quart 0f spirits with caoh gallon, which
many think improves Its ilnvor. Thcn
to bring 1t i,nck to Its original color
We mix roAdors with 1t aud NO have
genuine first olnss vino.
e Sherry vii es believe arc also ndul-
terra OIL with vinegar, sugar nnd syrup,
but OF that know nothing personally.
81 Will slyo you o practical II lustr r,.l ON
OF somu OF our methods. Hore III q four
nnd lIulf gallon kog, Into which 1
am golnYto TO putihroe gallons OF snltad
wliiskoy, tlroo quart. OF cheap spirits
uni three quarts OF water. and whom
have finished you Will hnvo before YOU
soinO ilnp old Bourbon whl-key."
Tho bartender ut this point drew threo
gallons of liquor from barrel nIid thci,
put 1t into ~ smaller cask. Then lo touk
noarly gallon OF spirits nnd ti.ruu quarts
OF water. and after mixing tho Two,
poured them Into tho kog. Th-n no
IL did not havo other the color or tho
iluvor OF tho genuine article, nnd tho
scribe looked puzzled.
- Possess yoursoul In patience, my dear
boz. md you will SEQ tho whole systom. /"
said ho professor. Now yuu o,sory
th.s ssnnll l,ottlrw with tn dark substance !:
that costs US 50 IN ounce. ills both tho
llnvOr- and tho lOr tIint we Inlt I'm, I
tako, see. about two tR'lo.poonfuls a. d
put II Into Tn, cisk. Nuw mix II up."
sultlng tho u tion to tho word.
Then tho bartender drew u wineglags-
ful OF tho article from tho keg and tho
ro;'nrterwns nstonl-hol. No difference,
could be 70 II botween tho original whls-
key and tn which lad boon mnnufac-
turod.
"ThIs VIC bottle and sell over tho bnr
ut ton ccnts IL drink. snld tn, bartender.
s'Aiid your temperance drinks nrc worse
8titl.' he continued. "Scl ger, for In.
I'm 10 - No-.